Regulator Recloser Capacitor School
Guadalupe Valley Electric Cooperative, Gonzales, TX Visit Website
Tuesday, June 23, 2026
- Friday, June 26, 2026
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COURSE INFORMATION
Course Description
This course teaches electrical lineworkers the construction, operation and purpose of regulators, reclosers and capacitors, and introduces them to electronic sectionalizers and fusing procedures. Students learn how to safely install, bypass, remove and troubleshoot these devices, as well as how to restore service. The course also touches on how to use the devices’ manual and electronic controls, and explains SCADA operation and the applicable mathematical equations.
Each participant should bring
Hardhat - Rubber gloves - Voltmeter
Long-sleeved ARC-rated shirts - Hand tools
Course Schedule
Course begins at 8 a.m., Tuesday, June 23 and ends at noon, Friday, June 26.
GVEC Lineman's Training Room, 825 E. Sarah DeWitt Dr., Gonzales 78629
Class Limit
20 students
Continuing Education Units
32 hours (3.20 CEUs)
A South Plains College certificate will be mailed to participants who complete this course and pay the $10 fee.
Registration cancelation policy: All changes or cancelations must be made by email to tknipstein@texas-ec.org. No refunds will be issued for cancelations made fewer than 15 days before the event. Cancelations made more than 15 days before the event will receive a full refund, minus a $50 charge per student or substitution.